📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
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💼 What the programme involves
Together with your team you'll be living on the grounds of the monastery in Heiligengrabe, which was first built in 1287 and is the only almost-fully-preserved Cistercian monastery in Brandenburg. Several buildings in the former estate are used by ijgd volunteers to hold seminars. This project also offers you the possibility to experience the monastery as a spiritual place, as a monument and as a place of culture. The work that has been started in the last few years – building footpaths, a play area, cutting and building a stone wall - will be continued this year by your and your team, so that this historical place remains well kept and maintained. There will be craftsmen and your group leaders on-site who will support you with these tasks, giving you the opportunity to discover new manual crafts skills, or develop your existing talents.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be staying in the seminar houses in Heiligengrabe. The group will prepare and cook meals together.
📍 About the location
Heiligengrabe is surrounded by nature and beautiful landscapes, which makes it an ideal place for bike rides and walking tours. On the grounds of the monastery itself there’s plenty of space for you to play various sports and games, such as volleyball or football. There is a lake which you can travel to by bike in around an hour. Besides this, you could visit other places over the weekends, such as the historic towns of Wittstock and Neurippin or the metropolis of Berlin (100km away).
ℹ️ Additional information
There is an extra fee of 150 € for this camp.